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Date of Event: Friday, December 30, 2011 Year: 1853 Teaser: U.S. Minister to Mexico, James Gadsden, finalizes the purchase of land in southern New Mexico and Arizona for $15 million. After acquiring territory following the Mexican-American War, American railroad companies wanted a southern route, and President Franklin Pierce agreed to purchase the necessary land from Mexico. More »
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